Daily Republican., 1887-03-01
six,x Year, aaarrssa.

Last Saturday, Morris ana Ann
MAIN celebrated the sixtieth Anniver.I
snry Of their wedding at the house OIL
chief Engineer OF the Water Depart
ment Bond, their son'ir-law, win
whom they now reside.
This aged couple, who have 30 long
and happily journsyed together In the
relation ship Of husband and wife, are
"a and SO years Of ago respectively.
Both were born In Chestor County, the
former In West Pikeiand and the latter
| In East Brandy vine township. They
were married according 70 the ceremony
OF Friends In Cain Friends Meeting
| House on the 21st OF February, iSx,
Until 1884 they resided on the groom's
fsther's farm In West Plkeland tow.
shin. vhep they removed TO West Vim.
cent where they continued to live until
1870 They then removed to West Choe-
ter, and some six years ago they took
mn their residence with their son-in-law,
Joseph Bond, In this city, who 1t one
time was q teacher In the West Chester
State Normal School.
-Four of the children born TO them are
living; namely: Elizabeth j. West'
wife OF the late Pierce West, OF PhtlA
delphia; Mary j. Bond. wife OF Joseph
A. Bond, residing In Wilmington ,Dols'
ware; George l.. MAris. of West Chester
formerly Principal OF the West Chester
State Normal School, and nc present
, Principal Of the Friends High School
a. Fifteenth and Race streets, Philadel
phia. and Deborah A. Maris, residtpf
: at X em blesvilie. The wife Was AM
Davis, Q member Of the extensive
family OF the name In Chester County
I'm early life Norris Maris Was ds pl,
interested and active In the work
5 mining iron ore for the PhDnix Irol
J, Company, and he also passed o numbe
Of years In agricultural pursuits. 10
o term Of six years he well served II
y the capacity OF Sealsr Of Weights an
IL Measures for Chester County, his ira
term being under Governor Curtin, an
hts second under Governor Geary. Bot
q are remarkably well preserved, and
u all sppearar noes enjoy themselves
much now ~ 81 any time during thei
long years OF happy united life.
:, TIE celebration Of he event Was mad
IL an all.day affair, the morning beiu
n. devoted TO receiving friends. many {
IL whom came from y distance. A boui
D, teous dinn,r was served, and the tab
., besides being loaded down with GOO
an thiuss to AppeAee the appetite, was ala
beautifully decorated by choice horl
IL. gifts fom friends, conspicuous am on
which being Q lai ge bouquet from Du'
~ Phillips and vile, OF K-nDett Squsr
" and o beautiful basket Of flowers fro
Z Mrs. Thomas Davis, Of Calm, with
mt appropriate inscription. Presents, the
we're Zone. out OF respect for the wish
IT,, Of the aged couple, who preferred
Ter have this customary festure OF SUI
events omitted. A large bridal cal
N. formed centre piece to the festi
Az board, which bore the dates "lSl
K 1887"
ne All the children were present, 81
the grandchildren with single exec
OF ton.
- After dinner the original maria
he certificate was read, and It was stat
asst that of the forty eight who had sign
on 10 40 Witnesses there are now but q
the living, one of whom lie sister OF I
. bride Of the occasion, who subsequent
married brother OF the groom.
A number Of letters were read fro
friends who were unable 10 be pressl
eel and also several papers which had he
prepared for the occasion.